Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

From this it will be seen that the de
he in numbers in the entire country
been 1.37 per cent, against decline
Four per cent in the year Immediately
|ceding. The heaviest decline in the
t year was in Texas and Arizona, where
cached the astounding measure of 30
| cent. Wisconsin comes next among
important wool-growing States in
measure of flock reduction, with
per cent. Pennsylvania, Illinois and
souri, follow with 8 per cent, while
nsas shows a fall-off of I, Michigan )
Ohio 1 per cent. Several other prom
ut wool-growing States show a less de-
e, while New Mexico among the ter
ries shows decline of nearly per
t. In Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Da-
b, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington
Wyoming, producing carpet woods
the celebrated Territory woods, there
been the exception of an actual
with in the business, the increase in
aggregate of these States and Terri
es, now containing 7,40G,747 sheep,
BIZ 3.5 per cent. 1t will be remember
hat Pennsylvania led off last year in
les, with 20 per cent, followed by
as with 10, Illinois s, New York 6,
Econsin, Kentucky and Colorado ) and
% per cent. From all of this it is
lent that there have been decided
hges in local conditions affecting the
Istry, and in the attitude of the wool
wers of various sections toward it.
ong other changes California, by re-
ming stationary, takes first place in
list, Texas falling to second place,
CHI it holds by narrow margin over
0, the latter State, by the way, stand
first in point of flock valuation. The
nber of sheep in the United States is
less than it has been in any year
e 1881. The largest total on record
in 1884, when it reached 50,626, 626
total shrinkage in numbers since
ch time being little over IL IL pei
THE STATUS OF SHEEP VALUES.
the matter of value sheep advanced
n average in the last year from 81 81
POI per capita,or about 80 per cent.
there was an aggregate shrinkag,
pck values of 2.0 per cent because o.
fall-otl in the number of sheep. Las
there was shrinkage from the pro
ng year of Il per cent in the averag,
capita value. However, with tn,
At gain in the individual value o
p in the past year, over which sheeI
have felt so much encouraged, tn,
valuation is yet below that of an,
of the past nine years and 24c pc
below the average of that period
it be remembered that the highes
re in that period was in 1883, when
1888, since which time the per cap
hrinkage has been 20.6 per cent, an,
re the slight reaction of the past yea
as 24.9 per cent.-a decline of one
tn in value in three years. Tariff re
|rs must see for themselves that ther
good deal more than mere coinci
be in the fact that this shrinkage cam
along with tariff reduction. An,
here we want to say, whether alto
GER germane to this article or moi
right in this paragraph are tw
pg assurances respecting the futur
peep. One is that prices being belo,
average of so long period, thei
raj and almost certain course is VI
/. Those who own good sheep no.
them well worth the money, an
every probability of higher rang
ilues in the next few years. III
r point is that people now see an
Frstand the true relation of tariff n
ion to flock values, and recent tart
ions have opened their eyes sti
+ to the condition in which they al